OSPI staff align their goals with research-based
performance indicators. Goals are reviewed by the superintendent three times per year to ensure our work leads directly to student success.

OSPI prepares interactive worksheets, charts, and animations at state and district levels to support data-informed decision making.
In some of the analytics released before September 2016, districts with fewer than 500 students or 20 students in a given group are not shown for statewide analytical purposes.
Analytics released after September 2016 will show all districts and follow
suppression rules of 10 students in a given group.

Update September 2016: Tableau software is now being used to create the analytics. It is a web-based tool that does not require a download or software for viewing. Previously posted analytics
in Excel will be presented in Tableau on their next release date. Although, if you would like to preview
an "under construction" version of Discipline, 4-Year Graduation, and Chronic
Absenteeism (using previously posted data) in Tableau, the links are available below.

During the transition to Tableau, previously released files are still available in Microsoft Excel for Windows.
The files may require special settings; see specifications for Windows and Mac.*

Performance IndicatorData and Analytics

Description

Additional Data or Resources

Kindergarten Preparedness

The percentage of students demonstrating the characteristics of entering kindergartners in all six areas as identified by the Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS)

What is college and career readiness?
College and career readiness means students can leave high school and enter a credit bearing course in a 2-year or 4-year college without taking a remedial course.

What do these data show?

Number of high school graduates enrolled in 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities for public, private, in state and out of state

Enrollment rates by race/ethnicity and student groups such as low income, special education, etc.

Remediation rates for Math and English

Data Files (Presentation of these data in Tableau software are still under development. Format and display of the data may change, but the data are accurate as reported.)

What is chronic absenteeism?
Chronic absenteeism is when a student misses 18 or more full days of school for any reason, excused or unexcused. This represents 10% of the school year, and can mean a student misses as few as 2 days of school per month. In Washington, 16% of all K-12 students are chronically absent. This amounts to about 174,000 students.

Why does attendance matter?
Chronic absenteeism has significant impacts on a student’s achievement, even in early grades. Students who are chronically absent are more likely to fall behind in reading and math, and are also more likely to not graduate from high school.